Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11


out by reason of the session nearing its
end, he believed it would pass without
much opposition. He thinks it will De s
grand investment for the state and viii
enhance the value of her school lands
from 81 and SIS per acre, to $40 and S25
per acre. Living in this valley for three
years and engaging in the fsrming ousi-
ness, both with and without irrigation,
he feels justified in saying
that without irrigation the valley will
never become productive, consequently
will remain comparatively uninha bited
Therefore the people who live in this val
ley are anxious that the Legisla ure pass
this bill. Mr.. knight thinks the people
all over the state should be interested in
this matter as it increases the taxable
values Of real estate in that section, and
swells the school fund by making state
school lands desirable property. He be-
lieves that all VINO own and feel an inter-
est in that section should petition their
Representatives. to do all they can to have
the measure pass at this session of the
! Legislature.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Two charters were filed in the Secre-
tary Of States office to-day. One by the
North Dallas Street Railway Company:
capital stock, $4,000; W IL. Lennon,
John H. Cole, Franklin Priest, j. NJ
Howell, o. 2. Brouser, Will punishable,
c. II. Edwards and W. A. Disborough,
incorporators. The other clarter filed
was to incorporate the Young Mems
! Christian Association of Paris, Tex.
| Superintendent Cooper received an in-
vitation to-day from President c. S.
/ Young of the Department Of Superintend-
ence of Washington city requesting his
presence at meeting of his department
to be held at the National Museum in that
city on the 18th and 18th days of this
month.
CONTROLLERS CIRCULAR.
The Comptroller issued the following
circular to tax-collectorS to-day: "The
Comptroller being requested by lay to re-
port to the Governor prior to the first
Monday in November Of each year the
/ condition OF the state finances, yea are
requested to so conduct the settlement
OF your accounts with the state that you
may be able to have your reports for de-
linquents and insolvents, errors in as
Sessments, sales of former years, sales
for taxes Of 1886, and redemptions ap-
proved by your County Com
missioners' court, and forward to
this Office by August l, 1887,
as his report must be made August 81,
which is the end of the fiscal wear. The
object of this is to inform you that the
account of each collector will appear
separately in the reports. As the law re
quires collectors to settle their accounts
with the state by June in each year, |
wish this report to show the accounts Of
your otice closed, and trust you will do
your utmost to accomplish this end. l
give this early notice that you may have
ample time to adjust your accounts for
the report.
THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March Senator Har-
rison, for the committee on private land
claims, reported favorably the hiii for the
relief Of J. c. Patton.
Senator Gregg, for the committee on
internal Improvements, reported back the
House bill creating railroad commits
sion, with the recommendation that it he
considered III connection wiIl the Senate
bill.
Bills were introduced: By Senator
Douglass of Grayson, to amend article
1920 of the Revised Civil Statutes.
BY Senator Harrison, by request, for
the relief of J. D. Melton, A. n. Sed-
bury and L. B. Wells.
By Senator Kuittle, to make il penal to
dispose of property on which there is :
landlord lien.
Senator Claiborne called up the bill
fixing the venue of suits against cor
pOrations doing business in this state
and it passed. 1t amends the law
so as to permit suit to be brought against
q railroad in any county through which it
passes.
Senator Lane for the committee on in
surance reported favorably the bill to
require the commission of statistics to |
report on the condition of labor. /
Senator Claiborne called up the bill /
requiring two years residence in the |
state before appointment as branch pilots /
and its passed.
The bill to protect stock raisers, known !
as the scalp law, was called up and
passed.
Senator Bell called up the motion to
reconsider the vote passing the Kansas
suit bills.
Senator Burgess called attention that Ia
1850 Congress past an act known IS the
boundary act liking the boundary liue of
Texas, and that Texas through the Legis-
lature accepted it. This act fixed the
North Fork Of Red river, as the boundary
line, and Governor Houston recognized
the North Fork of said river as the bound
iry. He therefore deemed it impolitic 10
lntagoni2e the STATE OF Kansas, and there
y run the risk Of loosing Greer county.
Senator Bel moved to lay the motion
% reconsider on the table. Carried
Teas, 10; nays, Ii.
Senator Jarvis, for the committee OF
rec conference on the deficiency bill, re
ported that the House concurred in the
senate amendments increasing the appro- !
,riatiOn to pay sheriffs, ETC., and recon- {
nended other appropriations to refund
liquor licenses made void BY reason of {
ocal option. The report was adopted. t
The bill amending the law relative to
ne distribution of estates passed to en- g
,rossment.
The bill amending the law relative to I
ecoveryof damages for injuries resulting
death was called up. 1t simply strikes t
MT from the law the word ''gross." The f
i'll was passed to third reading. Y
Senator Lane called up his DILL to per- t
nit second writ OF habeas corpus after ?
ne csse is sent to the Court of Appeals
I'd the judgment of the lower court is t
ftirmed, and it was engrossed. C
The bill to validate ordinances in cities
nd towns where no daily paper is pub t
shed was passed. 8
The bill 20 authorize county commits Fl
oners to purchase dogs to aid in the S
apture of criminals was engrossed. C
Ill
as called up by Senator Simkins, and y
lie committee amendments providing b
lat the geologist shall not directly or in p
rectly purchase eny land examined or S.
lrVeyed By him without first informing Il
e owner OF its geological chsrscter- and